Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth Quotes

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We must evaluate every person, place, product, perspective, position, or pleasure we have looked to in place of the promises of God, and turn away from those things accordingly.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Word-centered people who enter counseling will be more likely follow the guidance set out in Scripture. Because they know more of the depth of their sin, they are more willing to allow other church members to help them stay on that right path.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Many pastors would rather preach God's Word and keep their distance than invest in a personal one-on-one counseling ministry. Most pastors counsel because they have to, not because they want to.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

If spiritual formation is the purpose of the church, then personal transformation should intentionally be the purpose of the small group ministry. Bible study is great. Fellowship is wonderful. Evangelism is essential. But changing and growing to be ...

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Small groups are the place to push past Bible knowledge and on to life application so that we can see people's lives transform more and more into the image of Christ.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

So often, it's others around us who can see where God wants to grow us even before we see it ourselves.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Any counseling that does not pursue spiritual formation through an intimate relationship with Jesus by faith as one of its chief goals is not worthy to be called BIBLICAL counseling.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Our hearts are wired for worship, and our worship is directly tied to our sense of hope.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

When we worry, we are telling God, "You are neither trustworthy nor in control, so I need to worry and scheme as I take matters into my own hands." In this way unbelief drives worry, for it is impossible to worry when we are trusting in the provision...

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

A rebellion against God, even as believers, is fueled by the toxic fumes of unbelief.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

To disrespect a person made in the image and likeness of God is a lot worse than desecrating a flag. We should be offended and repulsed in the same way when God's image bearers are desecrated – abused, beaten, neglected, discriminated against, and ...

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

If we had not experienced our deep sinfulness and Jesus' deep forgiveness through the cross, we will not love others well in the midst of their struggles. If we do not see the beauty and glory of God in our own redemption, we will not be able to offe...

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

The role of biblical counselors is facilitate the discovery of a greater God awareness through spiritual eyes that look at life through scriptural lenses.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

When we pray, we are speaking to the One Whose eternal purpose and designs are unfolding as our present realities. In order to find hope in them, we must seek HIM and HIS perspective. This requires a keen understanding of the redemptive nature of our...

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Ed Welch says that all counseling is a variation on a single theme: knowing and praying for the counselee. Of all the questions the counselor might ask, then, the central guiding question in the counselor's mind is, "How can I pray for you?

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Spending too much time in one's individual silo can produce pride, isolation, and a stagnated ministry.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Most counseling cases today involve good desires that have become overgrown. In these cases most relevant passages of Scripture may not be those that rebut particular manifestations of sin, but those that remind us to love God with all our hearts.

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth

Our view of human problems determines who is qualified to speak to them. If sin is the primary human problem, then those with the theological and practical expertise in dealing with sin – in its varied and complex forms – should lead the way in t...

Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling: Changing Lives with God's Changeless Truth